South Jersey's Opinion Destination

According to CBS News, six states have proposed legislation which would move to protect drivers who run over or hit protesters who do not move out of the way in streets. These states include North Dakota, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Tennessee and Rhode Island. Most of these proposals were introduced well before the horrific events… Read More The Idiocy of Run-Over Legislation

(Hands together, and DIVE into this rabbit hole) I read a lot of local news and information. All of the time. It is somewhat of a literary addiction for me. But just like any addiction, there are times when one is immersed in their pleasure, and they come up fast for air because they’ve been… Read More It Is Progressive To Build Suburban Affordable Housing

I’ve long been fascinated with vertical farming, well before the innovation made headlines in Camden, New Jersey. It is an amazing blend of the most basic structure of human life (food) and the latest in software and LED technology. The result: 130 times more yielded produce per square foot than the average farm. That is… Read More Two Thoughts on Vertical Farming

Actual statements made by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer: “On Fox News on March 14th, Judge Andrew Napolitano made the following statement. ‘Three intelligence sources have informed Fox News…’” “All we’re doing is literally reading off what other stations, and people have reported and I think that casts the concern on some of the activities… Read More It’s Either a Fake 24/7 News Cycle, or It Is Not

Governor Chris Christie deserves a special thank you from me. Due to his initiative, the New Jersey legislature has passed perhaps the most comprehensive opioid and heroin prevention legislation the United States has yet seen. Please note, the key word above is prevention. It is also important to note that this bill, and other varying forms… Read More Thanking Christie When Credit Is Due

With tons of new things to digest under the new Trump administration, I’ll take my first crack at trying to thread a non-partisan needle. Whether it is an outspoken Democrat or a defensive Republican, or vice versa, there is a certain trend in our democratic discourse which is helping us get nowhere fast. Sometimes, the… Read More Stationary Rhetoric

The following policy memorandum seeks to encourage local, state, and federal lawmakers in New Jersey to implement legislative changes to the current medical practice surrounding the prescription of opioid medications. The memorandum has been generated due to New Jersey’s increase in heroin overdose deaths despite the wide distribution and use of Narcan, the opioid overdose… Read More New Jersey’s Heroin Crisis: Is Narcan Helping?

What exactly are the issues that millennials care about in South Jersey? Of course, relative to all things involving South Jersey, that depends on who you’re asking and where they are from. Southern New Jersey is an incredibly fragmented, segregated dot on the U.S. map, and what might be 5 miles apart somewhere else equates to… Read More Millennial Issues in South Jersey

One week following the election, we are learning more and more each and every day about what the next administration plans to do, and who will be involved. Additionally, we have more and more media, whether that be social media or news media and bloggers, all supporting or rejecting one thing or another, seemingly instantly.… Read More Polarized Narratives Persist Re: Quit Crying, Get Over It, You Lost

When Barack Obama was reelected President in 2012, I was very vocal about how counterproductive it was to instantly declare the nation to be doomed due to four more Obama years. Now that Donald Trump, in real life, is America’s President-elect, I again caution against a belief of instant doom. America needs to work together,… Read More My Door is Open